Research Article

Platelet-to-Monocyte Ratio as a Novel Promising Agent for the Prognosis of Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Decompensated Cirrhosis

Table 1

Patient characteristics at the baseline.

VariablesAll patients (n = 329)Survivors (n = 308)Nonsurvivors (n = 21)

Gender (female/male)84/24580/2284/170.483
Age (years)51 (44–60)51 (43–59)51 (46–67)0.088
WBC (×109/L)4.19 (2.91–6.72)3.97 (2.82–6.50)6.78 (5.44–8.46)<0.001
Lymphocyte (×109/L)0.87 (0.54–1.44)0.86 (0.53–1.43)1.21 (0.62–1.67)0.489
Monocyte (×109/L)0.34 (0.23–0.61)0.32 (0.22–0.55)0.77 (0.45–1.11)<0.001
Neutrophil (×109/L)2.66 (1.70–4.73)2.53 (1.67–4.38)5.34 (3.65–6.89)<0.001
Hemoglobin (g/L)101.55 ± 25.67101.95 ± 25.5995.71 ± 26.800.282
PLT (×109/L)63.0 (41.0–101.5)60.5 (41.0–100.5)65.0 (37.5–105.0)0.523
PMR184.62 (115.27–300.55)194.04 (127.27–311.61)82.43 (45.66–112.01)<0.001
Albumin (g/L)30.7 ± 6.231.0 ± 6.227.7 ± 5.30.020
ALT (U/L)30.8 (19.2–63.7)29.0 (18.8–61.2)50.6 (26.5–107.6)0.475
AST (U/L)45.3 (29.1–80.6)42.8 (28.8–78.4)77.8 (52.3–165.2)0.682
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)28.2 (17.2–55.1)27.4 (16.7–49.7)231.6 (52.0–428.3)<0.001
Creatinine (μmol/L)64.7 (53.2–76.6)64.3 (52.7–75.3)80.9 (55.9–122.0)0.308
MELD score9.69 (6.36–14.62)9.09 (6.09–13.28)21.10 (16.00–26.70)<0.001
INR1.38 (1.26–1.59)1.38 (1.25–1.58)1.81 (1.41–2.55)<0.001

Data are expressed as number, mean ± standard deviation, or median (interquartile range).